carolyn johnson. >> hot weather today, lots of places hit triple digit temperatures. the hot spot 104 in livermore today it didn't get that hot in emeryville but warm enough for people to get out to enjoy the water. >> we have team coverage from abc 7 news in walnut creek. we're going to start with spencer christian. >> it feels warm standing nech to the map here, here is a sampling of high temperatures. 104 in livermore, 101 in clear lake. and 104 at you kia. numerous locations highs into upper 90s. and on the coast, there is a different story. a high of only 59 degrees in half moon bay. so the fog at the coast kept the coastline cool but there is no cooling felt beyond the coast line line f you're tired of the heat there is news you'll consider good news in

just a few minute autos because of the demand for air conditioning we're under an energy alert another hour. pg&e recommends curtailing as much use as you can, by reducing lighting and turning off unnecessary appliances until 7:00 tonight when things should begin to cool off. and how have people been coping? >> well, the temperatures now in walnut creek is 99 degrees. there is 100 just an hour ago. into upper 90s most of the afternoon. people did what they could to stay cool from going to a nearby pool to staying in the shade. there is little relief for those who had to work in this heat. the paving crew asked to start early to beat the heat. there are some local clubs did

start practicing this morning. >> clear skies and sun blazing. we take a lot of breaks and make sure we stay hydrated. >> the demand for electricity, pg&e asking customers to conserve between hours of 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. >> and the reason is a lot of folks coming home from work but there are a lot of folks at work. we can see that almost double load, if you will of office folks still in the office and at home beginning evenings. >> and despite this heat we want to show you nice pictures of happy kids getting free slumpies at local 7-11. part of the 85th celebration every 7-11 is giving away samples. you have until 7:00 this

evening. and so just about an hour. and by the way today is july 11, 7, 11. the record high fr walnut creek set back in july, 1972. 115 degrees. this is a piece of cake. >> that is no comparison to that. thank you. >> and the next time firefighters in east contra costa county asked for a fire they won't probably get as much help as they need. and that is only dispatching three engines to anyone energy outside of its territory, board members say they cannot afford it anymore this, is tough news for residents in east county forced to close three of the six stations on june 30th because voters rejected a parcel tax. >> this is outrageous.

we need find apartments staffed and need emergency response time as quick as possible. >> we're going to lose houses and there are going to be some major injury autos east contra costa will feel the pinch and contra costa fire sent 27 units compared with just three going into another direction. >> the mayor's testimony is of paramount importance in this case. >> did san francisco's mayor offer ross mirkarimi a new job before suspending him as sheriff and did he lie of it under oath? there is a major development in this case. mirkarimi's lawyers requested ethic commission subpoena four people say they know mayor ed lee lied under oath. abc 7 news is in the newsroom with her developing story and this is an amazing twist tonight. >> this is and abc 7 news just

obtained a request for the subpoenas from lawyers. they're calling into question the mayor's testimony before the ethics commission and they say the four people they want subpoenaed may be able to prove he committed perjury under oath, a felony. this target is christina alahi appointed to replace mirkarimi. building commissioner deborah walker, democratic former supervisor aaron peskin and walter wong. lawyers contend mayor lee lied twice when he took the stand june 29th. >> mayor lee testified he had never talked to any member of the board of supervisors before he sus spened the sheriff. >> the commissioner says alahi told her the mayor asked the newly appointed supervisor for her advice before suspending

mirkarimi. lawyers say lee answered another question. >> he testified he never asked or offered, rather, the sheriff a job. either directly or through an intermediate yairy. >> and saying walter wong, a friend of both the mayor and mirkarimi met with him in march. he says wong asked him to find out if mirkarimi would be asked in another city job. peskin says he was acting on behalf of the mayor. >> if correct and the mayor did not tell the truth, then in, affect the mayor may have commit aid felony while trying to remove the sheriff from misdemeanor. >> and monday, mayor lee responded to accusations of perjury. >> i've told the truth to the ethics commission and will continue to do that. >> commissioners will vote on whether to issue the spz at the next hearing july a15th.

witness koz begin testifying the following two days. the hearings scheduled to end august 16th. we received this statement and says in part reckless and outrageous allegations have been made about the testimony before the commission and the testimony before the commission was truthful and based on the facts. again, the next move is with a commissioners they will decide whether to issue this subpoena. >> thank you. >> and the father of a man accused of murdering a morgan hill teenager appeared in court himself today. and garcia fernandez is the father of the suspect accuse -- charged in the murder of sierra lamar. >> right, garcia-fernandez was

arrested last july on numerous counts of sexual child molestation, then in nine months sierra lamar disappeared and now, his son is charged with the murder. this man is accused of crimes could send him to prison for the rest of his life. his son is accused of a murder making him eligible for the death penalty. the journey collided in the court system. >> sometimes it's passed on. sometimes, it's not. it's one of those things that is unpredictable, like sex abuse itself. >> prosecutors say garcia-torres kidnapped and murdered 15-year-old sierra lamar in march. his father is accused of crimes that date back decades. and investigator as reved him for raping and sexually molesting a family between starting in 1990 between ages of five-14.

a young garcia-torres heard about accusations but at the time, garcia fernandez denied everything. by swearing on a bible before his family, deputy district attorney says abusers often convincing. >> they'll swear to god, swear on their father, on their mother and everything. that denial is very, very common. >> detectives say last year, garcia-fernandez confessed to crimes in a reported conversation and wrote a letter of apology to his victim. and we're predicting the identity but today, she says she came forward last year because she was afraid another generation of young girls in the family could with victims as well. >> there is a new family member may be exposed to this risk and often times that does trigger a disclosure. >> this judge ordered

garcia-fernandez to be held to answer to 25 counts of child molestation, including seven counts of raping a young girl. >> thank you. >> abc 7 news learn there'd will not be a retrial in the case of william lynch, the man admits beating a priest he said molested him as a child. and the jury deadlocked on that charge last week and acquitted lynch of felony assault and elder abuse charges. lynch's attorney says the decision means he can now move on. lindner claims he -- denied rather he molested lynch. >> and still coming up tonight governor brown signs a law to give homeowners more breathing room and what yir bank must

now do. >> and a controversy over san francisco subway being built. local business owners afraid it will drive away more people than it brings in. >> opening soon in the bay area there is a rare exhibition by a world famous photographer. she's the subject of most of the pictures. >> there is nothing says summer like flip flops. shou [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: dinner...is...served. tonight, take it easy and enjoy your favorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh.

we're following breaking news in south san jose. sky 7 is live over the scene. you can see the firefighters here on the roof. >> this is mullberry lane and briarwood drive.

firefighters say it started in the attic of the mom. -- home, there are no reports of injuries and the cause of the fire is still under investigation we'll stay on top of this for you california homeowners now have some of the best foreclosure protection in the nation. governor brown came to sign a bill end whaeg calls abusive home lending tactics. and nannette miranda joins us in stud yes. >> california has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation. and we're done. we're done with robo signing and false promises. we're done with the run around. >> governor brown signed into law the toughest protections for homeowners facing foreclosure. much agreed to by five banks now apply to all mortgage providers doing business in california making terms permanent. >> i find it almost incomp

hencible. many smart people and rich people could screw things up. so pro foundly creating so much suffering and get off in cases scot-free. >> beginning january 1 the homeowner bill of rights bans dual tracking when banks pursued foreclosure though the homeowner was seeking a loan modification, requires one contact per customer, increases penalties for robo signing which approves foreclosures without anyone reading documents and let's homeowners sue for violations. the california bankers association is concerned about the phone shall spike in litigation. >> there is a process in the markets that can increase costs for fewer buyer autos state attorney general estimates 700 thousand under the foreclosure pipeline now. the law doesn't take affect for five months. it's unclear whether this law can help them. this troubled homeowner is excited about the possibility of having one point of contact

at the bank and dealt with six. >> i have been diagnosed with high blood pressure something we don't have in the family. this stress is incredible. >> and lawmakers are not done. they're working on giving more protections if the rental is in foreclosure and letting nonprofits have first dibs in buying the foreclosured home. >> and this developing story. a bottle nose dolphin is swimming around on a creek, experts monitor things to make sure it's not in trouble. the dolphin swam a quarter mile up the creek and now, it cannot seem to find its way back to the bay. and heather as been watching for hours. >> yeah. dan and it can seem to find it's way back to the bay. we can't seem to find it at this point. it's spending more time underwater so it's hard to keep track of it. this afternoon, it did look like the bottle nose was head back out to the bay, out that way and there is about a half

hour ago he sur surfaced back upstream. we caught up with it, it was swimming in the tight lazy sort of lethargic circles on the surface and drifting further upstream away from the bay. then just before 4:00 turned and headed towards the bay, stops and stayed underwater. the mammal center was in a wait and see mode. there are no obvious injuries they like to intervene only as a last resort. the fire department can come out and curious came, hopeful for a glimpse. >> i saw a beautiful dolphin that is lost. >> from what we can see and talk to experts it appears the animal is not in immediate distress. and this looks like he's able

to exit when he feels like it. we're going to let the animal choose his own path. >> maybe the thing to do is encourage the animal to move out of the area. and there are number of animals in the past. >> they're referring to the marine mammal center still monitoring this situation. they're hoping high tide might help coax the dolphin out. we may not know it's gone until long after its gone but it looks like it will be okay one way or another. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and nice weather out there. she's got the breeze going now. >> breeze is welcome in this heat. there is spencer christian watching it for use and there is really hot, not so breezy inland. there is a live view, looking

over san francisco, and you can see there are clear skies across much of the bay area and there is a little bit of fog beginning to push in from the coastline there. is finger fog pushing through the golden gate. there is a look up towards the headlands. it's warm inment loks. there is live doppler 7 hd. i'm going to come out that have to show you just high temperatures one more time. there is live doppler 7 hd, no fewer than a half dozen locations had official highs above 100 degrees. there are other readings of 100 or more. you can see now there are low clouds and fog near the coast. exerting no cooling influence inland. and there is temperatures at 100 degrees in fairfield. 101 in antioch. temperatures coming down a little bit. there is a difference between 101 and 104. 98 degrees in fremont and 90s

in san rafael. 78 across the bay. and these are the. >> i lights. there is another hot day inland on thursday. a spare the air day again tomorrow and there is a cooling along the coast and bay tomorrow this, is how things shaping up looking at satellite image here. and there is a hot air mass over western half including the bay area. and there is a hot day inland because of the hot air mass. and they'll bring us cooler day as head pushing hot air away from the bay area, and further east. and and mid to upper. >>s and mild we'll see fog at the coast and or across the bay. and spare the air day, expecting poor air quality inland and moderate in the

north bay ask santa clara valley. there is sunny skies, warm, and highs into mid to upper 80s. there is upper 70s to low 80s. downtown san francisco there is a high of 66 tomorrow, 60 into the north bay district. into far north, we'll see 90s tomorrow, near east bay highs into 70s up to 80s in castro valley. inland east bay hot again, but not so hot as today, lots of mid to upper 90s, maybe 100 in brentwood. monterey bay, 70s near the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is cooling friday then into weekend there is mid to upper 80s on the coast.

aids walk san francisco is still time to register. and go to aedz walk.net and sign up. >> it's going to be nice and moderate over the weekend. >> and this is a reminder, like us on facebook and you'll make a difference in the lives of bay area foster children. there is a dollar going to sleep train dream campaign. there are $2,000 also been raised. >> and there is a major merger into affect in silicon valley tonight. >> it and should be a big plus

>> battle over new 49ers stadium has taken another turn. an oversight committee wants to know whether they followed proper procedure last month and 4ers filed a restraining order. a judge determined the team is entitled to the man. >> a prized piece of san francisco real estate may be soon on the market a cording to the wall street market

blackstone group wants to sell l lease it holds on the ferry building. there is a lease on building and owned by the port of san francisco. office values have been increasing in many cities so blackstone hoping to sell nearly 50 million square feet to reward investor autos two of the south bay's largest nonprofit social service agencies for the homeless have murjed. envision and shelter networks say combined they can provide far more services for 20,000 clients including child care, and job training. this new shelter network firing 20 new case workers and a thousand or so clients. >> these are people with jobs. and people that went to school. they have educations and just one bump, one accident, one circumstance, you find yourself here. >> this has 18 facilities in

san mateo and operating on a budget of $16 million. >> well coming up next, presidential politics. you'll hear the message mitt romney set out that drew a chorus of boo autos and complaints from san francisco business owners about the construction of a subway line running below their neighborhoods. >> and you've seen her face on the world's most-famous cook books. this woman was a leading advocate of home cooking.

republican presidential candidate mitt romney got a chilly reception in houston today after telling the largely african american audience he planned to repeal the aferdable health care act. and now, more on that reaction. >> and our analyst says mitt

romney may have made a mistake or he may have been playing to an audience outside of the houston convention center, speaking to conservatives who doubt his resolve. mitt romney told the convention he will eliminate every nonessential program he can find. >> that includes obama care. i'm going to work to reform and save... >> this booing went on 20 seconds. abc 7's political an qa lift believes he may well have been speaking to his parto's conservative base. >> mentioning knit that situation was a way to prove he had similar plans in massachusetts he was willing to have the courage to show they're going to repeal when he gets into office.

>> the chair believes romney was speaking to a larger audience. >> this shows integrity. he wasn't afraid to shy away from a center piece of the legislation. and if come me was sincere in saying he wanted to chip away at support for the president this was a political mistake. >> we support obama. >> and romney, she told me, deserved to be booed. >> how many do you think he's going to convince? >> about zero. >> again, abc 7 news bruce cane. >> level of support among african americans for barack obama is high. gallup has it around 89%. >> he believes there is no element of small on what happened today meaning if he

cannot get african americans to vote for him maybe he can get a couple percentage points so enchanted with president obama they'll stay home. >> that is a close one. thank you. >> and a heated argument today in san francisco north beach neighborhood. merchants there say the city plan to dig up part of the columbus avenue area while building the central freeway could put them out of business. and. >> washington square park could soon be punctuated by this. as part of the project that will bore a tunnel from south of market under union square, a giant digging machine will wind up under the street in north beach and so transportation officials want to tig a owe 40 by 40 foot hole to pull it out. >> this is bound to be through analysis done many years ago to be the least disruptive

place to pull the machines out. there is a small half block on a wide spread street. >> one side of the street there is a garden, another, a park no. problems there. but just half a block away, restaurants worry months of noise, dirt and cones will drive customers away. >> there is a business, on union. it's going to be there. who wants to eat in front of that? >> there is a meeting got tense you work for us. >> restaurant owners confirm they were never consulted. >> they never elected anyone. they want the project put on hold to study alternatives like pulling the machine out somewhere else or just leaving it in the ground. >> how many people want to get the answers. >> and there is a plan to start moving lines almost immediately then close two

lanes in 2013. and there are ois owners worry they'll be gone. >> it's going to put a attorney yi ket on the heart of north beach. >> the fda is on a tight deadline and will meet again next tuesday. >> and that debate rages on there is a new report from the bookings institution shows only 21% of those who take mass transit from the suburbs can get to their jobs in 90 minutes or less. and this is higher in san jose, like 45%. and this is behind salt lake city and honolulu. >> one of america's most famous advocates for home cooking has died. marion cunningham died of complications from alzheimer's

disease and she became known as fanny farmer cook books and and she was 90 years old and a supporter of simple foods. >> and coming up a lot of her in her photos.

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wall street unable to send stock higher today and dow jones took a nosedive, recovering by the end of the session but ended the day with a 48-point loss and the s and p 500 dropped to 500. what is in the minutes? apparently policy makers can not agree whether the committee needs more help. and a few are more cautious saying more aid could be warranted. >> one of the most influential artists of our time is about to have her work on display in san francisco. don sanchez tonight looks at some of the photos and they're photos that are revealing about women, about society, and about cindy sherman. every photo is her. >> this is one of the most important living artists. >> last year a photo shot

for -- sold nearly $4 million. there are 150 photographs from fashion shoots that are and roles in history looking like oil paintings. there are clowns who may laugh, or not. from women revealing their emotions as center folds to society portraits. and there is all of this alone. what is most impressive is that every character and environment and look is hers, and results are larger than live. >> this is difficult to be a one man band who can seize the character, then goes out to get the costumes, does the makeup, sets the time, all the things one has to do. >> like making a film yourself, and these are similar to shots like film noir. these photos brought her

international recognition. and the works so complex and intriguing that he says you need time to study them. >> you're dazzled by the range and create activity. and invention. but it's, i think it's important for any visitor not to think of these as self portrait autos it will be at sf moma through october 8th. >> and there is not even yosemite exempt from today's heat. >> and michael finney may convince to you flip flop on

>> seems every part of the state is suffering from heat. yosemite valley is seeing triple digit temperatures and we take a look at how visitors are coping. >> families often flock to yosemite in the snore enjoy the beautiful weather alone with a stunning sights. but this national park is feeling the heat right now. >> oh, god. we didn't think it's going to be this hot.

>> oscar and his family left behind cooler conditions in orange county for a change of scenery. >> we bike rode this morning. it was hot. we're looking forward to the water. >> and they were not alone. merced river filled with visitors and some ducks taking a dip. >> this is warm. because we're not used to this much heat but there is a cool breeze you can put your feet in the rir river and stay cool. >> yosemite officials say average temperatures in july is 90 degrees but the thermometer in our car reached 100 wednesday afternoon. now, rangers are reminding tour dwroifts drink plenty of water wear light colored clothing, take advantage of shade and don't go into fast moving parts of the river. >> look for things like white water, lourj boulders. those areas could be more dangerous. >> rangers point out it is unusually hot here on the valley floor it's cooler into higher elevation autos this is a great opportunity for you to

experience higher country. visiting there you can see new sights and much of the spark in the higher country. >> park owe lishls -- officials don't expect the weather to keep visitor as way. those we spoke with said they can handle the heat. >> all is well. we can stay longer, we would. >> in yosemite, abc 7 news. >> good news is that it's going ease up a little bit. >> there is going to ease up here. it is good news, we're not the only ones experiencing extreme heat and there is a heat advisory in this area and in parts of western nevada and excessive heat warning in southern nevada and southern california. so this is pretty wide spread. california 102 in sacramento. 107 in fresno. 108 down in palm springs.

84 in los angeles. here in the bay area we're probably not seeing many, maybe not any triple digit readings but there are upper 90s. and there is is the accu-weather forecast. heat starts tapering off tomorrow, we'll be cooler over the weekend. and expect poor air quality. by weekend highs into mid-80s. mid-70s around the bay. so we're cooling down. >> yes. we are. >> thank you. >> this beautiful weather has a lot of folks putting on flip flops. >> and there is an important warning about the foot wear. >> i ruin everything. they feel like summer, they look like summer but won't always wear well wh. are you wearing flip flops when you're facing challenges? >> there is a nice summer day at fisherman's wharf. crowds enjoying scenery.

look at what they're we'ring -- wearing on their feet. there are athletic shoes but also, flip flops. oh, summer time flip flop weather. >> comfortable, open. and cool. >> and doctor says they're horrible for your feet. >> for your acch. >> as soon as kids get out of school and warm weather hits we see an onslaught of everybody from teenagers to adults coming in with increased pain in the arch. and heel and achilles. >> this is a busy time for dr. marino. he lists potential flip flop hazards. >> we see a lot of pob problems that are accompanied with that. injuries or puncture wounds or insect bites. everything to hammer toes, bun ons and alterations of the way people walk. knee pain, hip cane, low back pain.

>> and and and this simple flip flop offers no support at all. and next one has a little bit of a heel. that is better and here is better, still. next shoe has a little bit of a heel and a little bit of an arch. >> there is an arch built in. and he figures that arch support is important. >> i think holding your -- molded to your foot is the important part of the sandal. >> you need something keeping the heel on the foot. these sandals are good for that. doctors quick to point out everyone will have problems and most of those who do can get things corrected if they don't wait too long. if you have a consumer problem with flip flops or thongs and search for 7 on your side.

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hope you can join me tonight on cable channel 13. one town's parking plan puts controversy when it comes to women. we'll have the story. >> also a teen-aged driver atakdz by a stranger while walking home from school. >> and on to sports mike shumann is here. >> and going into your former neck of the wood autos yes. and in stanford, top seed and defending champ williams facing nicole gibs. and she was no match for williams, breaking serve with this forehand winner. the serve dom fating at wimbledon. there is 102 ace asks serves up two in a row. and serena has a good return to serve. pounds another forhand winner. nicole noticing the difference between college and pros now.

and gibs did make serena work and came up with shots of her own. there is a forhand winner there. and up the line, and she will advance with a straight set victory. and reported yesterday warriors have traded the 76ers and a three-way deal in new orleans. jack averaged 15 points and six assists last season. will be the a good pick up and the hornets is a 76ers draft ride to a european player and steve nash introduced to l.a. media today and two number two draft picks. the 38-year-old has $27 million over three years. >> there is a conversation about how we can make this work and he was excited and optimistic and encouraging.

and there is no qaums about the fact he thought we'd be a great fit together. >> lakers may now be in the sunning for twigt howard. and there have been whispers and we'll keep you posted and with howard on hold there is a year remaining in his contract. nets resigning lopez for a cool $60 million over four years. and baseball hall of fame adding items from yesterday's 83 all star classic including pablo sandoval's bat. there is a a bat used will now rest in cooper'stown as a result. 2012 class inducted next weekend and beginning their second half thursdays and fridays and a's begin on

friday they ended first half of the season with a 43-43 record. and there is a young pitching staff and a surge of timely winnings. and manager has a team met expectations or exceeded them? >> based on a group in spring training and major league player wez have this is better and better not worrying about that losing streak. we played better and better and more of a group feeling going into where the break will be more success. >> and sharks are announcing they signed an afillation agreement with the san francisco bulls for 2012, 2013 season. and this is a great fit instead of sending a player back they can have him here in san francisco. this will be the inaugural season. sharks busy today, sonic defenseman blasted to a five-year extension. he looks like a card there. the 25-year-old led the league

and a six season with the sharks. and tuned. the tour de france may go down as the slowest of the finish ever. and more than enough at the and there is a good deal. >> thank you. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> and don't forget to set your iphone alarm clock app. and it's available under abc 7 news san francisco alarm. >> check that out if you can. we appreciate your time.

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